Neil Fairbrother
Neil Harvey Fairbrother
Born: 9 September 1963, Warrington, Lancashire
Major Teams: Lancashire, Transvaal, England.
Known As: Neil Fairbrother
Pronounced: Neil Fairbrother
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Medium
Test Debut: England v Pakistan at Manchester, 1st Test, 1987
Latest Test: England v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSG), Only Test, 1992/93
ODI Debut: England v India at Sharjah, Sharjah Cup, 1986/87
Latest ODI: England v India at Birmingham, World Cup, 1999
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 13/03/1993)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 10 15 1 219 83 15.64 36.56 0 1 4 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 2 0 9 0 - - 0 0 - 4.50
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 29/05/1999)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 75 71 18 2092 113 39.47 72.06 1 16 33 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 1 0 9 0 - - 0 0 - 9.00
FIRST-CLASS
(1982 - 2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 366 580 80 20612 366 41.22 47 104 290 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 132.3 27 500 7 71.42 2-91 0 0 113.5 3.77
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1982 - 2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 505 472 118 14761 145 41.69 9 107 185 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 29 193 3 64.33 1-17 0 0 58.0 6.65
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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It's a tough act to follow when your mum's favourite cricketer is Neil
Harvey and she names you after him - but that was the dubious legacy left
for N H Fairbrother. He was never likely to emulate the Australian legend
but he has proved successful in his own right, particularly in the one-day
game. With remarkable hand-eye co-ordination and the ability to find gaps in
any field, he has always been able to keep scoreboards ticking over.
Fairbrother made his debut for Lancashire in 1982, receiving his county
cap three years later. He has enjoyed unparalleled limited overs success
with the Red Rose county, appearing in ten finals at Lord's, finishing on
the winning side seven times. But to label Fairbrother as purely a one-day
specialist would be unfair. In first-class matches he averages more than 40
and has a highest score of 366 against Surrey at The Oval in 1990. That
knock was the third highest County Championship score ever made, the second
highest first-class score by a Lancashire player and the highest ever at The
Oval. He was made Lancashire captain for 1992 but resigned after the
following season.
His county performances brought him to the attention of the England
selectors in 1987. His Test career started with a duck on his home ground of
Old Trafford against Pakistan and ended ten matches and 219 runs later, at a
disappointing average of 15.64. He was never given another chance after a
tour to India and Sri Lanka in 1992-93, despite regularly hitting big scores
for England in one-day games. He has accumulated more than 2,000 runs and
averages close to 40 - a particularly high tally in the one-day game. He
featured in the 1992 World Cup final defeat against Pakistan, top-scoring
with 62, and played for his country in the next two World Cup competitions.
(Graham Holburn, Copyright CricInfo 2001)
Last Updated: Saturday, 09-Nov-2002 15:47:01 GMT
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